UKHC010149302026 2026:UHC:7590 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS/2242/2026 Sandeep Panwar --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Amar Murti Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Mr. N.S. Pundir, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. According to petitioner, he is serving as Administrative Officer in Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Medical Science and Research Institute, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal since 2009. The grievance raised by petitioner is that other similarly situate persons, serving in that Institute, are getting minimum pay scale, however, such benefit is not being given to petitioner. The relief sought in the writ petition is as under:- (i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to extend the benefit of the minimum of the pay scale to the post of Administrative Officer to the petitioner from the date when the similarly situated persons were granted the benefit vide Government Order dated 02.07.2026. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner relies upon Government Order dated 02.07.2026 and submits that petitioner’s case is covered by that Government Order. 5. Learned State Counsel, however, disputes the said contention and submits that it is only the Competent Authority who UKHC010149302026 2026:UHC:7590 will examine the question of petitioner’s eligibility to get minimum of pay scale as per Government Order dated 02.07.2026. He submits that petitioner has sought a writ of mandamus without making any formal demand to the Competent Authority. 6. Mr. Amar Murti Shukla, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, however, submits that Principal of the concerned Institute has recommended certain names for grant of minimum of pay scale and petitioner’s name is at serial no. 23 in that list, which was issued on 29.05.2026. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Director be asked to examine petitioner’s claim and grant minimum pay scale to him. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation to Director, Medical Education. If petitioner makes representation within two weeks, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within six weeks thereafter. If petitioner is found eligible for benefit of Government Order dated 02.07.2026, then the Director shall consider granting him the due benefits from the date, it was given to other similar situate persons. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 21.08.2026 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b 08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4 F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.08.21 05:05:21 -07'00'